Automobile-headlight.



F. W. & N. GREEN.

AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT APPLICATION FILED APR. 28. 19H.

1,269,426.. Patented June 11, 1918.

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To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that W9, FRANK: t. and NICHOLAS GREEN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Gshkosh in the county oi Winnebago and Stateof l V iseonsim l we invented new and useful IIHPTOVGKZlmllw inAutomobile-Heedlights, of which the following is e specification.

This invention relates to headlights espe cially adapted to be used uponautomobile machines and it consists in the novel tures hereinafterdescribed and. l'lllllllllitl.

An object of the invention is to provide a headlight with means forswinging the bulb support with relation to the r loot-or in order that.the beams of light may be cast at e considerable distance in advance ofthe machine or may b cast the pet-h of travel of the machine in adowrnmrcl direction and comparatively close to the With this object inView the headlight comprises a reflector of usual pattern in which abulb supporting socket, is pivotal? mounted. The said socket is normallyheld under the influence of a spring so that. the rays of light from thebulb are cast, in edoWnWerd direction in the path of travel of utivelyclose to the same. However, when it is desired. to oust the rays oflight in advance of the machine for a. considerable distance on.electrome' net is energized whereby the said hulh supporting socket isswung and the position of the bulb is changed with relation to therefiector and the rays of light are directed approximately horizontalwith relation to the surface of the roadway,

In the accompanying drewing:--

Figure l is a vertical sectional View of the headlight showing theelectri system in diagram;

F "2 is a transverse sectional. View oi the some.

The headlight comprises reflector which is of the usual pattern andwhich is supported upon the frame or" an automobile in a usual manner.socket member passes transversely through the center of the reflector 1end is pivoted therein for vertical swinging movement. The member 2carries a bulb 3 of usual pattern and which is adapted to be connectedwith an electric circuit ill a usual manner for illuminating the same. gide 4 mounted a c hack of the reflector 1. and n forlr 5 1s pivoted on;the ends of its branches to that, po tion of the scimeuiliver i hich isdisl l ctor lb roe of s loosely through the guide Er 1d at its lower endwith 21 6 l at limes is adopted to here and is PIG? .licud, ii uh lcontact with the guide l. A. spring '5' let interposed 1c Ween the gu..e l: and the branches of the and is under tension with e tendency in enuppl-wr posi ouch 01 lb or i and. core of the SH i lei is locatedadjacent the ead 6 but nominally from the same. Electric 11' e connectedwith the ill nets 8 and h a battery i0 and e t r iuiiiel. ll. A switch.152 connected with one of the Wires 3 and is uduptid to be moved. intomigfwineut with the terminal 11 whereby the uit from the butterylO tothe magnet 55 mun? the Wires 9 may be closed. I

fit, is" apparent that when the switcl at on open position the sprir thesocket inercl;--" so ii at the roys o i grit ll be retlerted. by thercfrom the hull? o i Hector 1 in u tlt'orwmrd direction in the path. oftravel of the machine. ll hen however, the switch 1:2 is closed intocontact with the terminal 11 the nmguolv 8 is excited by the currentwhich is generated in the battery 10 and the yoke 5 drawn toward thecore of the said battery whereby the fmbwurd end of the socket member isrooted to an upper posicion Within the reflector l and the rays of lightfrom the hull) are reflected by the re lector in n forweil and. downwarddirection in the path travel. of inc chine. 'llhus it will be seen thut:r simple bearing on the guide and operating upon' the yoke to hold thesocket members at 1101- i mal position, and electric means adapted tooperate upon the shank of the yoke for movng the socket member to anabnormal position, said means lyin in the path of movement of the shanko ,the yoke and adapted to limit the movement. of the s'eme.

In testimony wheiof' We e'ifix our signatures. ,l

FRANK W.. GREEN. NICHOLAS GREEN.

